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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment follow:
January 1, 2019AdditionsGoodwill reclassified to held for saleTranslationDecember 31, 2019AdditionsGoodwill reclassified to held for saleTranslationDecember 31, 2020
Electrical Americas$6,819 $$(470)$(5)$6,352 $97 $— $$6,456 
Electrical Global3,942 155 — 4,106 — 182 4,295 
Hydraulics931 — — (10)921 — (907)(14)— 
Aerospace1,264 442 — — 1,706 15 — 56 1,777 
Vehicle292 — — (1)291 — — 293 
eMobility80 — — — 80 — — 82 
Total$13,328 $605 $(470)$(7)$13,456 $119 $(907)$235 $12,903 

During the first quarter of 2020, Eaton re-segmented certain reportable operating segments due to a reorganization of the Company's businesses. The Company used the relative fair value method to reallocate goodwill to the associated reporting units impacted by the reorganization resulting in goodwill of $6.4 billion and $4.0 billion being allocated to the Electrical Americas and Electrical Global reportable segments, respectively. The Company’s reporting units are equivalent to the reportable operating segments, except for the Aerospace segment which has two reporting units.
The fair values of the Electrical Americas and Electrical Global reportable segments were estimated based on a discounted cash flow model. The model includes estimates of future cash flows, future growth rates, terminal value amounts, and the applicable weighted-average cost of capital used to discount those estimated cash flows. The weighted-average cost of capital is an estimate of the overall after-tax rate of return required by equity and debt market holders of a business enterprise. These analyses require the exercise of judgments, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, revenue growth, and margin assumptions.
The fair value of the Hydraulics reportable segment was estimated based on a combination of the price to be paid to Eaton by Danfoss A/S and a discounted cash flow model. See Note 2 for additional information about the allocation of goodwill to the Hydraulics reportable segment.
The Filtration and Golf Grip businesses previously included in the Hydraulics reportable segment, and the electrical aerospace connectors business previously included in the Electrical Products segment, have been added to the Aerospace segment as part of the reorganization.
The 2020 additions to goodwill primarily relate to the anticipated synergies of acquiring Power Distribution, Inc. The 2019 additions to goodwill relate to the anticipated synergies of acquiring Souriau-Sunbank, Ulusoy Elektrik and ISG.
A summary of other intangible assets follows:
December 31
20202019
Historical
cost
Accumulated
amortization
Historical
cost
Accumulated
amortization
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
Trademarks$1,382 $1,516 
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer relationships$3,415 $1,795 $3,260 $1,634 
Patents and technology1,428 773 1,542 704 
Trademarks970 505 1,057 457 
Other91 38 92 34 
Total intangible assets subject to amortization$5,904 $3,111 $5,951 $2,829 
Amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization in 2020, and estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years, follows:
2020$342 
2021339 
2022331 
2023287 
2024277 
2025273